Peat Pot Horse Craft for Kids

1. Glue the small peat pot on the bottom of the large peat pot to make the head.

2. Cut two jumbo craft sticks in half and paint the halves to make the legs of the horse. When the paint is dry glue the sticks onto the large peat pot as shown in the picture to the right.

3. Cut the rope to the length you want for the tail. Separate the strands and use only one strange. Pull the fibers apart at one end. Glue the other end to the back of the large peat pot.

4. Cut ear shapes from craft foam or construction paper and glue them to the head.

5. Glue on eyes or draw them on.

6. To make the horse's mane cut pieces of yarn about 8" long and tie them together with another piece of yarn about 2" from one end. Glue the tied end to the top of the horse's head. Give the horse a "hair" cut so that some of the hair is different lengths. This will give the mane more fullness.

1. Cut a slit in the small peat pot about 1/2" from the rim and about 2 1/2" in length along the top of the peat pot. Insert the large peat pot in the slit to connect the two pots.

2. Cut two jumbo craft stick in half and paint the halves to make the legs of the horse. When the paint is dry glue the sticks onto the large peat pot as shown in the picture to the right.

3. Cut the rope to the length you want for the tail. Separate the strands and use only one strange. Pull the fibers apart at one end. Glue the other end to the back of the large peat pot. (Not pictured)

4. Cut ears from craft foam or construction paper and glue them to the inside of the head.

5. Glue on eyes or draw them on.

6. To make the horse's mane glue a small piece of feather boa or fake fur between the ears.

Paper Bag Stick Horse Craft for Children

Young children will love playing with the stick horse or donkey, and it is so easy to make. If you don't have feathers or a feather boa, you can use rags ripped in strips or yarn.

What you will need:

Construction paper

Brown paper lunch bag

Tape

Scissors

Feathers or Feather boas

Yarn

Gift Wrap Tubes or Newspaper

How to Make the Paper Bag Stick Horse:

1. Tear up newspaper into about 5" pieces. Wrinkle up the newspaper pieces and stuff them into the bag to make the horse's head.

2. Tape the bag head onto the end of a giftwrap tube by inserting the tube into the top of the bag a few inches and gathering the top edge of the bag around the tube. If you don't have a gift warp tube, roll eight to ten pieces of newspaper together starting at one corner and going to opposite corner so that you have two pointy ends on your roll. Stuff in the newspaper at the ends to make them straight, and tape the center of the tube with masking tape. Paint the tube to cover the newsprint.

3. Cut ears and eyes from construction paper and glue them to the head.

4. Glue feathers, feather boas, strips of rags or material, or yarn to the head and tube to make the mane.